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Digital Freebies

Our digital freebies section features free services that you can use to help you plan and organise your life. We include free tools to help you set up your own website, manage your e-mail, send files, learn a new language, backup your photographs, and perform many other tasks. Please contact us if you’d like to be considered for a listing here, or if you find any other useful free services that would interest our visitors.

Wave

Going by the mantra: easy, free accounting software for your small business, Wave delivers exactly what it says on the tin. This user-friendly, cloud-based accounting service allows you to track your income and expenses, send invoices, run reports and perform numerous other tasks, free of charge. Read More...

PDFescape

Try out PDFescape, a free online PDF management tool. The service allows you to edit PDF files, fill out forms, add annotations, password protect files, and even create your own PDF forms. Available for Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera and Safari. The interface is advert-supported but your files will remain free from any watermarks or advertising. There's one catch: you’re limited to 100 pages and a 10MB file size. However, you can upgrade for a small fee. Read More...

Khan Academy

At the Khan Academy you can take part in free online lessons and courses on a variety of subjects, including science, maths, computing, engineering, history, economics, art, and many others. It’s completely free with no advertisements or subscription fees, and you can learn at your own pace, whenever it suits you. The site features over 100,000 interactive exercises. Read More...

Simplenote

A handy, free and efficient note-taking service, available for Windows, Mac, Linux, plus Apple iOS and Android mobile devices (or you can access the site via a Web browser). Simplenote lets you control all your notes using simple tags. There's a handy search function, and you can collaborate and share with others. Notes are synced across devices, so you can switch between desktop, laptop or mobile with ease. Read More...

Brainly

Are you struggling with an aspect of your homework? Be sure to check out Brainly, an online question-and-answer community where you can post questions on a variety of topics, such as maths, chemistry, history, English, geography, business, world languages, etc. Read More...

WordPress.com

Are you looking to set up a personal or small business website? WordPress.com gives you all the tools you’ll need to establish a remotely hosted, feature-rich site, free of charge. It's fast, easy-to-use and achieves excellent results. Read More...

Shoebox

If you take lots of digital photographs, you may eventually run out of storage space to keep all your albums. This cloud photo backup service provides an unlimited amount of storage space and includes top-notch security. Available for Windows, Mac, iPhone/iPad and Android. Read More...

Webnode

A polished (and free) online website builder with over 20 million users. If setting up your own personal or business site leaves you scratching your head, give Webnode a try. With this free service you can have a fully functioning site with minimal hassle. Read More...

Monitor.us

"Monitor everything. Spend nothing". Here's a reliable and free website monitoring service that checks much more than just availability. Monitor.us will also monitor your server's general health and speed. Registration is very simple and takes approximately 5 minutes. Read More...

ProBoards

This veteran free message board provider is an excellent place to obtain a forum. You can add a ProBoards message board to your site within minutes, and you needn't be a technical whiz kid either. It’s free, mobile-ready and remotely hosted. Read More...

Duolingo

Do you want to learn a new language free of charge? This entertaining and fun website is not only effective, it's highly addictive. With Duolingo, you can quickly brush up your skills in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, and many other languages. Read More...

Wix.com

If like many people, you want to set up a simple website, but struggle with the technical aspects, try Wix.com, the stylish and easy way to establish a quick Web presence, whether that be for personal or business use. Read More...